Police: Clarksville man crashes into car, found with drugs

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. A man was charged with assaulting a fellow driver after crashing his car Wednesday morning.

At 11:02 a.m. Wednesday, an officer responded to Providence Boulevard and Kraft Street.

The officer said Hall Target was driving in the turning lane preparing to turn onto Kraft Street. While turning, Target hit the car in front of his.

The officer said Target got out of his car and approached the other vehicle. A witness reported seeing Target hit the driver through her open window, go back in his car and drive away.

A witness following Target's car said he was driving fast, ran two red lights and made a hard U-turn on Main Street. The witness said Target almost hit the car behind him.

Target's car was stopped by police on Eighth Street, and when a K-9 unit arrived, narcotics were found in the car. Police found 15 pills of oxymorphone and 15 pills marked G74.

Target, 41, who gave a 903 Leigh Court address, was charged with assault, possession without a prescription, failure of immediate notice of an accident and reckless driving. He was booked into Montgomery County Jail on $6,000 bond.

Woman found passed out in car with cocaine

A Clarksville woman was found passed out in her car on Highway 41A Thursday morning, according to police.

At 12:23 a.m. Thursday, an officer saw an idle car on Fort Campbell Boulevard. The driver, Lynn Morgan, was passed out behind the wheel, police said.

After several attempts to wake her, the officer said, she suddenly awoke and pressed the gas pedal, causing the car to red-line. The officer said Morgan was disoriented, unsure of where she was and gave contradictory statements.

When police asked her to get out, she tried to grind up a white, crystalline rock substance in the middle console. The officers removed her from the car after she refused to put the substance down. The substance tested positive for cocaine salts and base.

Morgan also is charged for shoplifting steaks back in August. At 8:50 p.m. Aug. 12, Morgan went into the Kroger on Dover Crossing and put several packs of steaks and ribs into her purse, according to police.

She then passed all the registers and left the store with about $250 in meat.

Morgan, 56, who gave a 60 Bel Air Blvd. address, was charged with evidence tampering, driving under the influence, drug possession and theft. She was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on $29,000 bond.

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